It looks like a number of local photographers and bloggers went to the wilds of Coney Island Creek, known for the ghosts of its sunken boats, and came back with photos and tales of sinking into (possibly toxic) muck. Photos posted so far include those put up by the wonderful photographer Elizabeth Weinberg on Burnt […]

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Here’s an interesting tidbit to ponder on a dreary and wet Saturday when summer finally seems far, far way: A poster known as coneyislandbarker reports on the Coney Island Message Board that he was on the Coney Island Boardwalk yesterday and that two workers marking up the boardwalk told him the entire boardwalk was going […]

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The most interesting question about Coney Island, of course, is what the city’s zoning recommendations will be and when they will be announced. They’ve been delayed repeatedly and the subject of intense speculation, given that there have been some fundamental differences between what the Coney Island Development Corporation and city planners envision in terms of […]

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After ranting that developer Joe Sitt could show good faith in Coney Island by extending the lease of Astroland, we’d be remiss in not saying something today. After all, Astroland has another year to live, and Coney Island should have a decent summer in 2008. We have given Mr. Sitt our share of grief for […]

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Today’s big news for those that care about Coney Island is that Astroland will be open next year. The news that owner Carol Hill Albert and developer Joe Sitt had reached an agreement broke late yesterday afternoon. The lease was signed on Tuesday. There had been strong indications that there would be agreement and none […]

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Astroland will live for another year. The amusement park and developer Joe Sitt have signed a lease extending the park’s life through 2008. The lease was signed on Tuesday and stories began appearing late this afternoon. Astroland owner Carol Albert told the Village Voice blog Runnin’ Scared: “I’m very pleased for my employees and I’m […]

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If you read GL, you know that we have major respect for the good people at Kinetic Carnival. In addition to being a nice person, Omar Robau has done a first-rate job covering Coney Island stories. He’s broken his fair share of news too since he started Kinetic Carnival and always manages to find interesting […]

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Mayor Bloomberg will speak in Coney Island and about Coney Island on November 8 at a Brooklyn Business Luncheon sponsored by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. Whether the mayor will deliver news about Coney Island rezoning and redevelopment or will expand on announcements that will have already been made is unknown. Key zoning recommendations that […]

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We think the vision of Coney Island in the screencap from the video game Second Life with all those condo towers is more frightening than the zombie premise of the game and film, I Am Legend, that it promotes. This is from an online video game intended to promote the new Will Smith movie that […]

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A short Brookvid of our last ride on the Wonder Wheel of 2007. Will the scenery, such as it is, look the same next year? Only time will tell.

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Coney Island, Brooklyn

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Coney Island, Brooklyn

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We are not going to get into an extended discussion of the appalling state of the Coney Island boardwalk again. We have done so many times before, for instance, here, here and here. Just this week, Kinetic Carnival returned to the subject. What will will say is that the problem is getting frightening in places […]

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There are not one, but two, film shoots going on in Coney Island right now. Yesterday, the new Fox series New Amsterdam was filming a “crime scene” inside of Astroland. (We will refrain from commentary.) New Amsterdam will air on Fox and it’s about in “immortal” NYPD homicide detective. There was a shoot for a […]

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Yes, it’s a cheap shot and, possibly, even a stupid headline. But we found this hydrant open yesterday and gushing hundreds of gallons of water, approximately adjacent to where Thor Equities might build an indoor water park.

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It’s October and that means that Coney Island is up to its usual Halloween thing. Specifically, the Creep Show at the Freak Show. It takes place at Sideshows by the Seashore Theater, which is located at Surf Avenue and West 12th Street. The dates are October 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 and the entire […]

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Yes, this is old news, as Kinetic Carnival, who does a superb job of keeping everyone up to date about Coney Island, posted the photo and story yesterday. Yet, we like the design for the new Coney Island Arts Center, so we’re posting the rendering as photographed by Kinetic. If you haven’t seen it, read […]

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The Brooklyn College Library is going to be hosting a fascinating exhibit of of photos by writer and photographer Charles Denson called “Secrets of Coney Island Creek.” Mr. Denson is the noted author of Coney Island Lost and Found and the director of the Coney Island History Project. The Brooklyn College Library Show opens on […]

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There is, apparently, a vote taking place for the New York Aquarium’s baby walrus. Here he is.

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One of the fun things about the fall (in recent years) is the Coney Island Film Festival. Here’s a reminder that the 7th Annual Coney Island Film Festival is coming up this weekend, from Friday through Sunday (9/28-30). It will take place at Sideshows By The Seashore and The Coney Island Museum, which are located […]

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If you’re looking for reason to visit Coney Island or want a little something extra to do while you’re there, then consider this weekend’s Great Irish Fair to be it. It takes place in the parking lot next to KeySpan Park and includes a lot of food, drink and entertainment. You can check all the […]

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The city estimates it would cost $200 million to repair the long boardwalk that runs from Brighton Beach to Seagate. That information is in a story by Sarah Ryley in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. We’re not certain why the entire length of the boardwalk would need to be replaced, but the Parks Department estimates that […]

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Thor Equities and developer Joe Sitt are said to have offered leases for the 2008 season to some Coney Island businesses. The development was reported yesterday on the Save Coney Island MySpace page and is reported in today’s papers. Jotham Sederstrom has coverage in today’s Daily News: It may not be the last ride for […]

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Coney Island USA’s Dick Zigun, who is known as the neighborhood’s “Unofficial Mayor,” sent out an open letter on Wednesday that was widely circulated. Jotham Sederstrom wrote about the letter in the Daily News yesterday, noting that Mr. Zigun had referred to developer Joe Sitt and his firm Thor Equities as “a bully.” The letter […]

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There’s a meeting to “organize a group of active Save Coney Island members” coming up on Monday, Sept. 17. It will take place at 7PM at the City Reliquary Museum, which is located in Williamsburg at 370 Metropolitan Avenue. The goal is to, in the words of the person that posted the notice on the […]

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